diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 809f56c648..be526cfdb8 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -441,6 +441,12 @@ function create_nova_conf() {
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT instance_name_template "${INSTANCE_NAME_PREFIX}%08x"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT osapi_v3_enabled "True"
 
+    if is_fedora; then
+        # nova defaults to /usr/local/bin, but fedora pip likes to
+        # install things in /usr/bin
+        iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT bindir "/usr/bin"
+    fi
+
     if is_service_enabled n-api; then
         iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT enabled_apis "$NOVA_ENABLED_APIS"
         if is_service_enabled tls-proxy; then